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Abnormal pleura morphology

MedGen UID:
871243
•Concept ID:
C4025726
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the pleura
 
HPO: HP:0002103

Definition

An abnormality of the pulmonary pleura, the thin, transparent membrane which covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest walls. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Objective Thoracoscopic Criteria in Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Pleural Effusions.
Ellayeh M, Bedawi E, Banka R, Sundaralingam A, George V, Kanellakis N, Hallifax R, Abdelwahab H, Rezk N, Hewidy A, Ali R, Wrightson J, Rahman N
Respiration 2022;101(1):46-56. Epub 2021 Aug 30 doi: 10.1159/000517910. PMID: 34515216
Establishing the diagnosis of lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Rivera MP, Mehta AC, Wahidi MM
Chest 2013 May;143(5 Suppl):e142S-e165S. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2353. PMID: 23649436
Causes and management of pleural fibrosis.
Huggins JT, Sahn SA
Respirology 2004 Nov;9(4):441-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00630.x. PMID: 15612954

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Tselios K, Urowitz MB
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2017;13(3):206-218. doi: 10.2174/1573397113666170704102444. PMID: 28675998
Ultrasound screening for interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis.
Moazedi-Fuerst FC, Kielhauser SM, Scheidl S, Tripolt NJ, Lutfi A, Yazdani-Biuki B, Dejaco C, Graninger WB
Clin Exp Rheumatol 2014 Mar-Apr;32(2):199-203. Epub 2014 Mar 17 PMID: 24642277
Asbestos-related cancer risk in patients with asbestosis or pleural plaques.
Ameille J, Brochard P, Letourneux M, Paris C, Pairon JC
Rev Mal Respir 2011 Jun;28(6):e11-7. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2011.04.008. PMID: 21742228
Pulmonary histology for the surgical pathologist.
Colby TV, Yousem SA
Am J Surg Pathol 1988 Mar;12(3):223-39. doi: 10.1097/00000478-198803000-00008. PMID: 3278636
The posterior pleural reflections.
Genereux GP
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1983 Jul;141(1):141-9. doi: 10.2214/ajr.141.1.141. PMID: 6602511

Diagnosis

Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. A Review of Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Characteristics.
Chua F, Desai SR, Nicholson AG, Devaraj A, Renzoni E, Rice A, Wells AU
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1351-1359. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-181CME. PMID: 31425665Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Tselios K, Urowitz MB
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2017;13(3):206-218. doi: 10.2174/1573397113666170704102444. PMID: 28675998
Role of microRNAs in malignant mesothelioma.
Truini A, Coco S, Alama A, Genova C, Sini C, Dal Bello MG, Barletta G, Rijavec E, Burrafato G, Boccardo F, Grossi F
Cell Mol Life Sci 2014 Aug;71(15):2865-78. Epub 2014 Feb 23 doi: 10.1007/s00018-014-1584-5. PMID: 24562347Free PMC Article
Extrapelvic endometriosis: a rare entity or an under diagnosed condition?
Machairiotis N, Stylianaki A, Dryllis G, Zarogoulidis P, Kouroutou P, Tsiamis N, Katsikogiannis N, Sarika E, Courcoutsakis N, Tsiouda T, Gschwendtner A, Zarogoulidis K, Sakkas L, Baliaka A, Machairiotis C
Diagn Pathol 2013 Dec 2;8:194. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-8-194. PMID: 24294950Free PMC Article
Intralobar sequestration: radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Frazier AA, Rosado de Christenson ML, Stocker JT, Templeton PA
Radiographics 1997 May-Jun;17(3):725-45. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.17.3.9153708. PMID: 9153708

Therapy

Imaging Approach to Disease of the Pleura.
Eibschutz LS, Flors L, Taravat F, Gholamrezanezhad A
Semin Nucl Med 2022 Nov;52(6):797-805. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2022.04.009. PMID: 35738911
Secondary renal amyloidosis associated with asbestos-related pleuropulmonary diseases.
Shibata R, Ozaki T, Tada K, Aoyama T, Watanabe M, Himuro N, Takahashi K, Ito K, Yasuno T, Miyake K, Masutani K, Uesugi N, Nabeshima K, Nakashima H
CEN Case Rep 2020 Nov;9(4):385-391. Epub 2020 Jun 13 doi: 10.1007/s13730-020-00493-7. PMID: 32535843Free PMC Article
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. A Review of Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Characteristics.
Chua F, Desai SR, Nicholson AG, Devaraj A, Renzoni E, Rice A, Wells AU
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1351-1359. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-181CME. PMID: 31425665Free PMC Article
Management of malignant pleural effusion.
Taubert J
Nurs Clin North Am 2001 Dec;36(4):665-83, vi. PMID: 11726346
High-resolution computed tomography of asbestos-related diseases.
Aberle DR
Semin Roentgenol 1991 Apr;26(2):118-31. doi: 10.1016/0037-198x(91)90006-a. PMID: 1853209

Prognosis

Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. A Review of Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Characteristics.
Chua F, Desai SR, Nicholson AG, Devaraj A, Renzoni E, Rice A, Wells AU
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1351-1359. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-181CME. PMID: 31425665Free PMC Article
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Tselios K, Urowitz MB
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2017;13(3):206-218. doi: 10.2174/1573397113666170704102444. PMID: 28675998
Role of microRNAs in malignant mesothelioma.
Truini A, Coco S, Alama A, Genova C, Sini C, Dal Bello MG, Barletta G, Rijavec E, Burrafato G, Boccardo F, Grossi F
Cell Mol Life Sci 2014 Aug;71(15):2865-78. Epub 2014 Feb 23 doi: 10.1007/s00018-014-1584-5. PMID: 24562347Free PMC Article
Extrapelvic endometriosis: a rare entity or an under diagnosed condition?
Machairiotis N, Stylianaki A, Dryllis G, Zarogoulidis P, Kouroutou P, Tsiamis N, Katsikogiannis N, Sarika E, Courcoutsakis N, Tsiouda T, Gschwendtner A, Zarogoulidis K, Sakkas L, Baliaka A, Machairiotis C
Diagn Pathol 2013 Dec 2;8:194. doi: 10.1186/1746-1596-8-194. PMID: 24294950Free PMC Article
Intralobar sequestration: radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Frazier AA, Rosado de Christenson ML, Stocker JT, Templeton PA
Radiographics 1997 May-Jun;17(3):725-45. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.17.3.9153708. PMID: 9153708

Clinical prediction guides

Novel Cutaneous Manifestations of Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis.
Lowther CM, Morrison AO, Candelario NM, Khalafbeigi S, Cockerell CJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2016 Oct;38(10):e140-3. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000664. PMID: 27643829
Lipoma-Like Bronchogenic Cyst in the Right Chest Sidewall: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Che WC, Zang Q, Zhu Q, Zhen TC, Su GZ, Liu P, Ji HJ
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016 Dec 20;22(6):370-374. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.16-00086. PMID: 27263614Free PMC Article
Low-grade osteosarcoma of the lung diagnosed at the time of recurrence.
Motoishi M, Okamoto K, Kataoka Y, Sawai S, Oshio M, Hanaoka J
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014;20 Suppl:595-8. Epub 2013 Apr 11 doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.12.02187. PMID: 23575003
Pleural plaques and the risk of pleural mesothelioma.
Pairon JC, Laurent F, Rinaldo M, Clin B, Andujar P, Ameille J, Brochard P, Chammings S, Ferretti G, Galateau-Sallé F, Gislard A, Letourneux M, Luc A, Schorlé E, Paris C
J Natl Cancer Inst 2013 Feb 20;105(4):293-301. Epub 2013 Jan 25 doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs513. PMID: 23355760
Plate atelectasis.
Westcott JL, Cole S
Radiology 1985 Apr;155(1):1-9. doi: 10.1148/radiology.155.1.3975385. PMID: 3975385

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function.
Kopylev L, Christensen KY, Brown JS, Cooper GS
Occup Environ Med 2015 Aug;72(8):606-14. Epub 2014 Dec 12 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102468. PMID: 25504898Free PMC Article
Diagnostic performance of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the assessment of pleural abnormalities in cancer patients: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.
Treglia G, Sadeghi R, Annunziata S, Lococo F, Cafarotti S, Prior JO, Bertagna F, Ceriani L, Giovanella L
Lung Cancer 2014 Jan;83(1):1-7. Epub 2013 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2013.11.002. PMID: 24290256

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